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The Milgauss, introduced in 1956, was designed to meet the demands of the scientific community and is capable of withstanding magnetic fields of up to 1,000 gauss. The major innovation at the heart of the Milgauss' incredible resistance to magnetic interferences is the shield protecting the movement.
Made of ferromagnetic alloys selected by Rolex, it consists of two components, one screwed to the movement and the other to the Oyster case. After rigorous testing by CERN engineers, it earned a reputation as the perfect magnetic shield.
According to DIN 8309, a watch is considered antimagnetic if it can function normally in a magnetic field of 60 gauss. And Milgauss, as its name suggests, withstands 1000 gauss!
Production will stop in 1988.
After 19 years of absence, it is in 2007 that Rolex presents the new Milgauss, the reference 116400. The orange writnig on the dial break codes like this hand in the form of lightning.
The model presented for sale has in addition to green glass, reference 116400GV from 2011.